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Old 05-25-2012, 12:10 PM   #1
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A little boy wears a hearing aid but doesn't want to. Superheroes don't wear hearing aids. So his mom writes to Marvel Comics. Marvel decides to create a new superhero, complete with hearing aid, just for the little boy.
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You will be astonished to hear that Anthony is now proud of his hearing aid. His mother, Christina D'Allesandro, calls it "amazing." Anthony now wants to "help people."

Very sweet thing for Marvel to do. I'm not into comic books at all but I'm feeling like I should buy a copy of anything they do just as a vote of support for corporate good behavior like this.

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very sweet thing for marvel to do. I'm not into comic books at all but i'm feeling like i should buy a copy of anything they do just as a vote of support for corporate good behavior like this.

what?
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what?
I need more clarification. What do you want to know?
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I need more clarification. What do you want to know?

I believe that was a hearing aid joke.
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Old 05-25-2012, 01:16 PM   #6
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Bah - they're just trying to salvage their image after the Xmen gay marriage fiasco!!
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Old 05-26-2012, 10:53 AM   #7
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Whether its to salvage their reputation or not. It had good results for a kid who could use it.
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